English Explanatory Dictionary

apologist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who makes an apology.
  2. One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution.
  3. Synonym of apologizer.

Pronunciation

/əˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/ en-us-apologist.ogg

Word forms

apologist apologists

Etymology

From apology + -ist, from French apologiste.

Synonyms

apologizer

Related words

apologete apologetic apologeticism apologetics apologia apologism apologize apologise apologizer apologiser apology

Derived words

counter-apologist Mopologist

Translations

Catalan: apologeta Catalan: apologista Danish: undskylder
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